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1985.CGS 9895 is a pyrazoloquinoline closely related to the benzodiazepine agonist CGS 9896 and the benzodiazepine antagonist CGS 8216. In anxiolytic test procedures, this compound generalizes to CGS 9896 discriminative stimuli, produces an increase in punished responding, and partially antagonizes pentylenetetrazol discriminative stimuli. This anxiolytic activity is not, however, accompanied by any detectable sedation or muscle relaxation. CGS 9895 does not impair rotorod performance or reduce motor activity and does not potentiate ethanol-induced rotorod impairment or hexobarbital-induced sleeptime. This compound does not generalize to diazepam discriminative stimuli, suggesting a difference between the internal stimuli produced by this drug and those of diazepam. Only weak anticonvulsant activity is noted with CGS 9895. In addition to the benzodiazepine agonist effects of this compound, CGS 9895 is capable of antagonizing the rotorod deficit produced by diazepam. It also selectively antagonizes the sedative effect of diazepam in the conflict procedure without reducing the anxiolytic effect of diazepam. Overall, CGS 9895 exhibits a novel combination of benzodiazepine agonist and antagonist properties. This unique profile suggests that CGS 9895 may be a clinically useful, novel anxiolytic agent.

Modification of the benzodiazepine (BZ) receptor binding template 2-aryl[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolin-5(6H)-one by replacement of the annelated benzene ring with various alicyclic and heterocyclic moieties led to novel structures with potent BZ receptor binding affinity. High affinity was found in some cycloalkyl-annelated [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-5(6H)-ones and in some 7,8,9,10-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin- 5(6H)-ones, in which the degree of activity was strongly dependent on the N-substituent in the 9-position. Nine compounds with BZ receptor IC50 binding affinity values equal or superior to diazepam were evaluated in secondary screening. One of these, 9-benzyl-2-phenyl-7,8,9,10-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-e] [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-5(6H)-one, showed good activity in rats as a potential anxiolytic agent without sedative liability. However, it increased the rotorod deficit produced by ethanol at anxiolytic doses, an indication of alcohol interaction. Thus, none of the compounds showed an advantage over CGS 9896 (Yokoyama et al. J. Med. Chem. 1982, 25, 337-339), which is free of sedative and alcohol interaction potential as measured by the test procedures described.

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